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In his latest podcast, Infopeople's book guy Michael Cart muses about the current condition of pop-culture, Dan Brown, "Twilight," old-time radio, and makes a case (sort of) for Tarzan of the Apes being the greatest literary pop culture icon of them all. Does he try to do Tarzan's savage war cry, too? Take a listen.

In his latest podcast, Infopeople's book maven and master of the trivial, Michael Cart, wonders about the impending marriage of Archie Andrews and Veronica Lodge, speculates about the future of ComicCon, and shares his reservations about summer reading programs AND New York Times' op-ed columnist Nicholas D,. Kristof's pick of the Best Kids' Books Ever.

Do you live in one of the ten most literate cities in America? Infopeople's book guy, the reasonably literate Michael Cart, tells you in his latest podcast. In the meantime, here's a hint: if you live in California, your chances are about one in ten. If you live in Minnesota, however, your chances are ... significantly better!

In this podcast, Michael Cart reflects on the many changes that have transformed the field of young adult literature since the mid-1990s and sneaks in a plug for his latest writing project.Here is a list of cites mentioned in the podcast (in PDF format).

In this podcast, Infopeople's bookmeister, Michael Cart, reports on the major Best Books of 2008 selections and offers a few of his personal faves, too! What are your favorites?
Here is a list of cites (in PDF) from the podcast.

Michael Cart -- the book voice of Infopeople -- talks about considerations of voice in literature and reads passages from some of his favorite examples, ranging from Charles Dickens to Cormac McCarthy and beyond in his latest podcast.
Here is a list of citations from this podcast.

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